Short-term use of oral amiodarone causing torsades de pointes

Clin Case Rep. 2018 Jun 22;6(8):1554-1556. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1659. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Amiodarone is one of the most commonly used antiarrhythmic drugs. Despite its well-known side effects, amiodarone is considered to be a relatively safe drug, especially in short-term usage to prevent life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Our case demonstrates an instance where short-term usage can yield drug side effect.

Keywords: amiodarone; antiarrhythmic; polymorphic; tdp; torsades de pointes; ventricular tachycardia.

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